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Borough of Highland Park, NJ
Middlesex County
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New Laws (3) Index Notes (2)
[Adopted by Ord. No. 394 (§ 2-8 of the 1987 Code)]
A Municipal Court for the Borough is established as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The name of the Municipal Court shall be "Municipal Court of the Borough of Highland Park."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the court.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Borough Council and who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Judge shall receive such annual salary as shall be established by the Borough Council which the salary shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
The Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended by Ord. No. 396; Ord. No. 1280]
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council and who shall serve for a term of one year running from January 1 to December 31 of each year and until his/her successor is appointed and qualified. The Administrator shall receive such annual salary as shall be established therefor by the Borough Council. He/she shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for him/her by law, the rules applicable to Municipal Courts, and by the Municipal Judge.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the courtroom in the Police Headquarters of the Borough of Highland Park. The Municipal Judge shall sit on such days and during such hours as shall be prescribed by the Police Committee of the Borough Council.